By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) – Eli Lilly on Friday said its popular weight-loss drug Zepbound helped resolve moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea in up to 52% of patients in two late-stage trials. U.S.-based Lilly and Danish rival Novo Nordisk are in a race to get their obesity drugs approved to treat other ailments. Novo’s…
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – Electric vehicle startup Fisker is headed towards a liquidation, attorneys said in U.S. bankruptcy court on Friday, as two creditor factions previewed a battle over which group will be paid first. Fisker filed for bankruptcy protection in Delaware on Monday after burning through cash in an attempt to…
By Shariq Khan and Seher Dareen NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. refiners pumped out jet fuel last week at the fastest pace since the pandemic, government data showed, as they look to keep up with forecasts of record air travel this summer. U.S. refiners’ net production of jet fuel hit about 1.9 million barrels per…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – TikTok and Chinese parent ByteDance on Thursday urged a U.S. court to strike down a law they say will ban the popular short app in the United States on Jan. 19, saying the U.S. government refused to engage in any serious settlement talks after 2022. Legislation signed in April…
By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) – Anthropic, a startup backed by Google and Amazon.com, on Thursday released an updated artificial intelligence model and a new layout to boost user productivity, continuing an industry sprint to push technology’s frontier. Three months after rolling out its Claude 3 family of AI models, Anthropic said it was launching Claude…
(Reuters) – Oracle on Thursday said it will invest more than $1 billion over the next 10 years in artificial intelligence and cloud computing in Spain, as it looks to meet increasing demand for its services in the country. The investment will be used to set up a new cloud region that will allow customers…
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) -Nestle’s new food brand for people taking weight-loss drugs like Wegovy will note that the meals are high in protein, fiber and nutrients, but will not name the blockbuster medications, a company executive told Reuters. The world’s largest food maker is keeping the names of the drugs off the…
By Suzanne McGee and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – One of the world’s largest technology funds is set to ramp up its exposure to Nvidia, which has become the world’s most valuable company following a blistering run in its shares. The $72.34 billion Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund, managed by State Street Global Advisors, will…
By Fabian Cambero and Daina Beth Solomon SANTIAGO (Reuters) – More than 50 companies have expressed interest in developing lithium projects in Chile, Finance Minister Mario Marcel said on Tuesday, after the government called for proposals for a range of salt flats containing the battery metal. Chile, the world’s largest copper producer, called for proposals…
(Reuters) – Apple has suspended work on its next high-end Vision headset, the Information reported on Tuesday, citing an employee at a manufacturer that makes key components for the Vision Pro. The iPhone maker is still working on releasing a more affordable Vision product with fewer features before the end of next year, the report…
